South winds between 10 to 20 miles per hour will gust as high as 30 miles per hour. South winds will increase to 20 to 30 miles per hour with some gusts to around 35 miles per hour in eastern Iowa, and very low relative humidity will allow any fires that ignite in dried vegetation to spread rapidly.

Today: Sunny - high near 78 with south wind 6 to 14 miles per hour gusting as high as 24 miles per hour.

"Noticeably cooler today along with scattered showers at times", the weather service says in its forecast discussion. Rain is also possible Tuesday. East southeast wind 6 to 8 miles per hour becoming south in the afternoon. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Thursday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1 p.m., with a high near 79, the weather service said.

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